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Senator Landon Pearson was the featured speaker
for Tamarack’s June 2004 Tele-Learning Seminar. Senator
Pearson spoke with us about A Canada Fit for Children and
the role and rights of children in Canadian society.
In May 2002, more than 7,000 people from
around the world gathered in New York to take part in the
United Nations General Assembly Special Session on Children.
 Billed
as the most important international meeting on children to
be held in more than ten years, the Session reviewed progress
since the World Summit for Children in 1990, identified emerging
issues and renewed the commitment of the international community
to the world’s children.
On April 22, 2004, Senator Landon Pearson,
on behalf of the Government of Canada, submitted the report,
“A Canada Fit for Children,” Canada's official
response to the commitments made in May 2002.
A Canada Fit for Children re-affirms the
importance of children in Canadian society as well as the
Government’s commitment to making children and families
a national priority.
“A Canada Fit for Children is the result
of input from thousands of Canadians, including young people,
who have a common interest in the rights and well-being of
children,” said Senator Pearson, who was instrumental
in developing the document.
A
World Fit for Children - This commentary highlights
the vision of Senator Landon Pearson, retiring this fall,
who has worked tirelessly over the years to create a world
fit for children. It is a world that affords all children
the best possible start in life and ensures that they have
opportunities to develop to the best of their ability within
a safe and supportive environment. Download the commentary
here.
A
Canada Fit for Children: Action plan - Learn
more about Canada's response to the UN by reading the action
plan for Canadian kids here.
Session on Children - This website
provides background information on the Special Session on
Children held in New York in May 2002, detailing what happened
during the Session, its outcomes and commitments as well as
providing a history of the participation of youth and children.
Convention
on the Rights of the Child - This website
is dedicated to the Convention on the Rights of the Child,
the international human rights treaty which has been ratified
by every country in the world (save two - the United States
and Somalia). The Convention outlines the human rights of
children and is the document upon which all discussion was
based at the UN Special Session on Children.
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